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Epik retracts statement about Kiwi Farms
Domain registrar says it has no direct knowledge of underage porn on the website. Domain name registrar Epik has retracted a statement it made after booting the website Kiwi Farms from its service in December. At the time, Epik stated that it receive...
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Epik retracts statement about Kiwi Farms
Domain registrar says it has no direct knowledge of underage porn on the website. Domain name registrar Epik has retracted a statement it made after booting the website Kiwi Farms from its service in December. At the time, Epik stated that it receive...
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March 19, 2024, 2:05 am
Domain Name Wire
2024 Global Domain Report: .ai, buy now and SedoMLS
Sedo reveals interesting domain aftermarket data. Sedo and InterNetX have released their annual Global Domain Report. The report contains interesting data about both the primary and secondary domain name markets and includes quotes from many people i...
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2024 Global Domain Report: .ai, buy now and SedoMLS
Sedo reveals interesting domain aftermarket data. Sedo and InterNetX have released their annual Global Domain Report. The report contains interesting data about both the primary and secondary domain name markets and includes quotes from many people i...
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March 18, 2024, 8:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
A look inside Team Internet’s 2023 annual report
Both of the company’s business segments continue to grow. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG), formerly known as CentralNic, published its 2023 annual report today. Here’s a look at some of what the company reported. Team Internet’s Busi...
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A look inside Team Internet’s 2023 annual report
Both of the company’s business segments continue to grow. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG), formerly known as CentralNic, published its 2023 annual report today. Here’s a look at some of what the company reported. Team Internet’s Busi...
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March 18, 2024, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
This how we do it down in Puerto Rico – DNW Podcast #477
Jeff Neuman fills us in on what happened at the latest ICANN meeting. Jeff Neuman has just about seen it all in the domain business over the past few decades. The former VP of Registry at Neustar currently serves as a lawyer and policy consultant and...
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This how we do it down in Puerto Rico – DNW Podcast #477
Jeff Neuman fills us in on what happened at the latest ICANN meeting. Jeff Neuman has just about seen it all in the domain business over the past few decades. The former VP of Registry at Neustar currently serves as a lawyer and policy consultant and...
Discussion
March 18, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mermet S.A.S. loses cybersquatting claims but avoids reverse domain name hijacking charge
These cybersquatting cases were dead on arrival, but the panelist didn’t find RDNH. Window covering company Mermet S.A.S., part of the Hunter Douglas company, has lost two cybersquatting claims. The company filed disputes against mermet.com and...
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Mermet S.A.S. loses cybersquatting claims but avoids reverse domain name hijacking charge
These cybersquatting cases were dead on arrival, but the panelist didn’t find RDNH. Window covering company Mermet S.A.S., part of the Hunter Douglas company, has lost two cybersquatting claims. The company filed disputes against mermet.com and...
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March 15, 2024, 4:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Panelist find reverse domain name hijacking in WholesaleSuite .com dispute
Although it probably would have still lost the case, the Complainant could have made arguments to prevent a reverse domain name hijacking decision. A UDRP panelist has found reverse domain name hijacking in a case where the domain owner didn’t ...
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Panelist find reverse domain name hijacking in WholesaleSuite .com dispute
Although it probably would have still lost the case, the Complainant could have made arguments to prevent a reverse domain name hijacking decision. A UDRP panelist has found reverse domain name hijacking in a case where the domain owner didn’t ...
Discussion
March 14, 2024, 4:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic reveals January’s top-selling keywords in the domain aftermarket
My, AI and Home top the charts. Afternic has published the top keywords sold on its aftermarket for January. The words on this month’s list are much more expected than some of the oddballs on the previous list. Florida? Sky? Blue? Those were we...
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Afternic reveals January’s top-selling keywords in the domain aftermarket
My, AI and Home top the charts. Afternic has published the top keywords sold on its aftermarket for January. The words on this month’s list are much more expected than some of the oddballs on the previous list. Florida? Sky? Blue? Those were we...
Discussion
March 14, 2024, 4:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales including a .mobi (yes, .mobi)
A .mobi domain has been sold on the aftermarket. You read that right. Hell has frozen over: A .mobi domain has sold on the aftermarket. In the early days of .mobi, a domain extension meant for mobile websites, it made a lot of sense. Companies create...
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End user domain sales including a .mobi (yes, .mobi)
A .mobi domain has been sold on the aftermarket. You read that right. Hell has frozen over: A .mobi domain has sold on the aftermarket. In the early days of .mobi, a domain extension meant for mobile websites, it made a lot of sense. Companies create...
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March 14, 2024, 1:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
Credit reporting firms sue to reclaim typosquatted domain names
Companies ask court to hand over cybersquatted domain names. Three credit reporting companies have filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover 140 domain names that they say infringe their trademarks. The plaintiffs are: Central Source, LLC – This company...
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Credit reporting firms sue to reclaim typosquatted domain names
Companies ask court to hand over cybersquatted domain names. Three credit reporting companies have filed a lawsuit (pdf) to recover 140 domain names that they say infringe their trademarks. The plaintiffs are: Central Source, LLC – This company...
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March 13, 2024, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Temu fights back against cybersquatters and unauthorized apps with federal lawsuit
Temu goes after cybersquatters with federal lawsuit. The owners of the shopping app Temu have sued cybersquatters and purveyors of unauthorized Temu apps. Whaleco, Inc., d/b/a Temu, a subsidiary of Pinduoduo Inc. (NASDAQ: PDD), filed the suit (pdf) i...
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Temu fights back against cybersquatters and unauthorized apps with federal lawsuit
Temu goes after cybersquatters with federal lawsuit. The owners of the shopping app Temu have sued cybersquatters and purveyors of unauthorized Temu apps. Whaleco, Inc., d/b/a Temu, a subsidiary of Pinduoduo Inc. (NASDAQ: PDD), filed the suit (pdf) i...
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March 13, 2024, 4:18 pm
